Organizing your pantry makes life easier for preparing meals, grabbing a quick snack, shopping for groceries and not wasting time and money. My pantry was a jumbled, overwhelming mess for YEARS. Finding what I needed to prepare a meal became a scavenger hunt or a clean-up expedition. I knew I needed to have a system…
Organizing your pantry to save time and money
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What not to say to someone with a mental illness (and what to say instead)
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I’m passionate about breaking down stigmas, shining a light of compassion on those who have a mental illness and treating them with grace, dignity and love. My dad had bipolar disorder, and it impacted our family in a huge way. You can read more here and here. According…
30 Day Challenge to Better Posture
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Did you know that better posture can improve your health, mood, self-confidence and appearance? Try this 30-day posture challenge to cultivate a healthy habit with lasting benefits. I’m starting a 30-day posture improvement challenge because I’ve been slouching for decades. Here’s the BACK story (see what I did there?): “Stand up straight!” I think my…
Quick and easy meals
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You know those days when 5 o’clock rolls around and you realize you have no idea what you’re fixing for dinner? Or you’re planning the week’s dinners and you KNOW Wednesday and Thursday are going to be CRAZY but you want healthy, quick and easy meals? I gravitate to these five easy meals over…
What we say matters
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Are you more likely to regret what you say or what you didn’t say? What we say matters. James 3:8 says, “no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.” Like every other person on the planet, I’ve said many things I regretted. When anger boils up inside me,…
Decorate your mantle for spring without spending a lot of money
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Changing the décor on your mantle for spring is a great way to freshen up your living room for the season and boost your joy. Here are five quick tips that don’t cost much money. I used to only change up my mantle at Christmas. That meant that for 90 percent of the year, I…
Removing wallpaper fast so you can get on with “the fun stuff”
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Removing wallpaper can rank as one of the most frustrating home improvement jobs out there. Here are some tips to conquer this DIY drudgery so you can get on to the fun stuff. When the Fix-It Farmer and I bought our brand new home in the mid ’90s, wallpaper was having a moment. Along with…
“Decluttering at the Speed of Life” Review
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Are you overwhelmed at the thought of dealing with your overflowing counters, cabinets and closets? Do you dread tackling the mountain of papers hiding the surface of your desk, the leaning towers of cans and cracker boxes in your pantry or the boxes of precious keepsakes you stashed in the hall closet? I’ve struggled with…
What farming and ranching teach us about faith
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Farmers and ranchers are some of the hardest working people I know, but most of us city folks don’t give much thought to where our food comes from. No, I don’t mean Kroger or Dillons. My hubby, the Fix-it Farmer, and I are involved in agriculture in a few small ways because he didn’t want…
12 Powerful Ways to Pray for Your Child
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If you’re a Christian and you’re a parent, you probably want to be more deliberate and diligent when you pray for your children. It doesn’t matter if they’re three months old or 33, they need prayer! Here’s a simple guide with 12 powerful ways to pray for your child. I want to be more diligent…